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And now the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. This week we finish the three-part story Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn. You will learn not only the ending of the mystery but also more English expressions that deal with cold. At the
Welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program. This week we continue learning about cold weather expressions with the story Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn. In the first part of our story, we met the characters: Madeline, the teach
Welcome to Antarctica, said Annie. Jack and Annie were bundled in cold-weather gear. They both wore snow pants, gloves, boots withspikes, and thick red parkas with hoods. Gogglescovered their eyes, and wool masks covered theirmouths and noses. A hike
Jack sat on the frozen ground. Annie, Teddy, andKathleen sat nearby. They were all too shocked tospeak. The night was quiet. Overhead the full moonshined brightly, and a few cold stars twinkled in theclear sky. Finally Annie broke the silence. I wond
Standing in the cold, Jack felt afraid again. Therewere big paw prints in the moonlit snow all aroundthe house. The wolves were here, said Kathleen. Perhaps we should go back inside, said Teddy. No, said Kathleen. We must walk with Jack andAnnie back
HUFFFF, HUFFFF, HUFFFFF... With each breathfrom the Frost Giant, a blast of cold wind sweptthrough the hollow. Jack trembled. He felt chilled to the bone. HUFFFF,HUFFFF, HUFFFFF.... The giant's breathing grew louder and stronger. Jack squeezed his ey
Jack and Annie walked through the front hall of thepalace, past the ice columns, and into the wizard'sthrone room. The walls and floor glittered with thebrilliant, cold light of dawn. Uh-oh, said Jack. The wizard was waiting for them--and the twowhit
Merlin! Morgan! shouted Annie. Teddy and Kathleen cried out in amazement. Annie rushed to Morgan and hugged her. Jack was filled with giddy relief. Hi! he said. Hi!Welcome back, sir! Teddy said to Merlin. Thank you, said Merlin. He looked at Jack and
The air inside the palace was even colder than theair outside. Moonlight flooded through tall arches inthe walls. The floor shined like a skating rink. Thickcolumns of sparkling ice held up a domed ceiling. WELCOME, JACK AND ANNIE, boomed a voicefrom
Jack felt the sharp bite of an icy wind. He lookedout the window with the others. Oh, man, hewhispered. The tree house was not in a tree--for there were notrees anywhere to be seen. Instead, it was sitting highon top of a steep snowdrift. Other drift
Teddy slammed the door against the wolves. Jackcaught his breath. Welcome! the three Norns said in unison. They alllooked exactly alike, except they wore gowns ofdifferent colors--blue, brown, and gray. How are you, Jack, Annie, Teddy, and Kathleen?s
A cold wind rattled the windowpanes. But insidethe house, it was warm and cozy. Jack and Anniewere making Christmas cookies with their mom. Jackpressed a star-shaped cookie cutter into the dough. Hey, it's snowing outside, said Annie. Jack looked out
By Michael Drudge London 31 March 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw speak to the media U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Un
Part One Sending a Letter第一部分 寄信Clerk: Good afternoon, Miss. Can I help you? 小姐,下午好。要帮忙吗? Mary: Yes. I want to send this letter to Guangzhou. 是的。我想把这封信寄往广州。 Clerk: By airmail or surface
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凡事预则立,不预则废。新的一年就快到了,你给自己定了什么目标?是升职?是参加某个培训?还是把懒惰扔得远远的,开始健身?先一起听听午休时来自某office的谈论吧。 Jack: Congratulate